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Filtering by: Committee Member Arocho, Ingrid Date 2016 Degree Field Civil Engineering

Multi-Criteria Risk Mapping Using Lean Tools for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry

Creator:

Viriato Maia Ferreira Pestana, Ana Catarina

Abstract:

Over the past two decades, the Lean Construction academic and practicing engineering community has used lean practices and tools to help improve the performance of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Lean practices have led to improved competitiveness of construction companies that have adopted them, by focusing on ways...

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Dissertation
Introducing the Concept of Foundational Attributes and Project Metabolism to Assess Construction Project Similarity

Creator:

Zhang, Fan

Abstract:

A construction project is considered to be unique due to the process of delivering a customer-designed product, diverse stakeholders involved, the unique location and timeframe of construction, and specific social, economic, and environmental constraints attached to it. The uniqueness of construction projects brought great challenges to the construction industry professionals...

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Dissertation
The Effects of Construction Practices on Concrete Construction Joint Performance

Creator:

Panduranga Setty, Shreyas

Abstract:

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. When constructing large concrete structures, concrete may have to be placed in multiple lifts. In these cases, fresh concrete is placed on hardened concrete. The interface that is formed between these two lifts of concrete is known as a...

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Masters Thesis